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Plane carrying Sen. Kennedy struck by lightning
Boston.com ^ | 05/13/2006

Posted on 05/13/2006 6:29:54 PM PDT by Panerai

BOSTON --A plane carrying U.S Sen. Edward M. Kennedy from a commencement speech in western Massachusetts to his Cape Cod home on Saturday was struck by lightning and had to be diverted to New Haven, Conn., a Kennedy spokeswoman said.

The plane lost all electrical power and the pilot had to fly the plane manually, according to Melissa Wagoner, Kennedy's press secretary. No one was hurt.

The Massachusetts Democrat had just delivered the commencement address at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts in North Adams and was on his way to Hyannis to spend Mother's Day with family when the plane was struck at about 2:45 p.m., she said.

Kennedy planned to stay in Connecticut overnight because he is scheduled to deliver another commencement address at Springfield College on Sunday, she said.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Massachusetts
KEYWORDS: 109th; justanexcusetodrink; kennedy; notadeadkennedy; tedkennedy; zot
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To: Jambe


There ya go! IF only.


21 posted on 05/13/2006 6:33:48 PM PDT by onyx (Deport the trolls --- send them back to DU)
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To: Panerai

Sometimes, even God enjoys a good ZOT.


22 posted on 05/13/2006 6:33:51 PM PDT by andy58-in-nh
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To: Panerai

Kennedy's response: "Ah, sweethaht, could you bring me anothah drink? I, ah, spilt mine."


23 posted on 05/13/2006 6:34:08 PM PDT by SlowBoat407 (A living insult to Islam since 1959.)
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To: Lunatic Fringe
Wow. That must have been a scary landing.

Yeah. Hope he had a change of underwear in his carryon bag.....NOT!

24 posted on 05/13/2006 6:34:14 PM PDT by uncitizen
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To: Panerai
"No one was hurt."

No comment...

25 posted on 05/13/2006 6:34:22 PM PDT by meyer (Permanently boycott all businesses that close for the May 1st illegal alien march!)
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To: Panerai

Well, well, well...


26 posted on 05/13/2006 6:34:41 PM PDT by SE Mom (God Bless those who serve..)
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To: Panerai

TOO EASY.....LOL


27 posted on 05/13/2006 6:34:51 PM PDT by Txsleuth
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To: Panerai

Might have been too drunk to even notice.


28 posted on 05/13/2006 6:34:55 PM PDT by ncountylee (Dead terrorists smell like victory)
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To: Panerai

I'd hate to be the one stuck doing The Swimmers laundry after this incident....


29 posted on 05/13/2006 6:35:16 PM PDT by Clintons Are White Trash (Lynn Stewart, Helen Thomas , Molly Ivins, Maureen Dowd - The Axis of Ugly)
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To: Panerai

I wonder if Teddy got the message -- God has plans for human debris like him. And they are not pretty, as it should be.


30 posted on 05/13/2006 6:35:22 PM PDT by EagleUSA
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To: Panerai

If I am lying about this, may lightning strike


31 posted on 05/13/2006 6:35:37 PM PDT by Always Right
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To: Panerai

If I am lying about this, may lightning strike


32 posted on 05/13/2006 6:35:40 PM PDT by Always Right
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To: Petronski

Were we all in before the Zot?


33 posted on 05/13/2006 6:35:41 PM PDT by VanDeKoik (Quick! Press the Sarcasm button!)
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To: Panerai

Thank God that plane did not go down. If it had, the RATS would be screaming CONSPIRACY and who knows what else by now. I wonder what it sounds like when a plane is struck by lightning.


34 posted on 05/13/2006 6:35:59 PM PDT by petitfour ("Seek the Lord and live.")
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To: Panerai

Oh please, if it were divine intervention, it would have happened many, many years ago and it wouldn't have been a warning shot.


35 posted on 05/13/2006 6:36:30 PM PDT by T Minus Four (Laughing out loud out loud out loud out loud out loud.....)
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To: VanDeKoik

I was just telling Sweetness on the phone, "I'm actually the first person to post Zot!"

;O)


36 posted on 05/13/2006 6:36:37 PM PDT by Petronski (I just love that woman.)
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To: Panerai

Just a subtle reminder to Teddy that he won't escape final judgement for murdering Mary Jo.


37 posted on 05/13/2006 6:36:41 PM PDT by jimbo123
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To: peyton randolph

LOL!
FUNNY!!!!


38 posted on 05/13/2006 6:36:54 PM PDT by Muzzle_em (taglines are for sissies)
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To: Panerai

I wanna do-over.


39 posted on 05/13/2006 6:37:56 PM PDT by zook
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To: Panerai

Curse strikes again.


40 posted on 05/13/2006 6:38:02 PM PDT by July 4th (A vacant lot cancelled out my vote for Bush.)
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